Medical Records Clerk

Central City Health•Detroit, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Records Clerk is a support staff position responsible for clerical work, including processing, organizing, and transmitting patient medical records. The role ensures that Release of Information activities comply with agency policies and state and federal guidelines and are completed in a timely manner. The clerk prepares, scans, retrieves, and routes paper and/or electronic documents. The ideal candidate has strong written and verbal communication, data-entry, and administrative skills, is detail-oriented, and can balance multiple priorities. Central City Health provides integrated healthcare and related services to under-housed and at-risk populations in metro Detroit. Its mission is to promote community wellness through primary and behavioral healthcare, housing, and substance abuse services delivered with dignity and respect.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Basic Life Support/CPR certificate.
Two years of recent medical or primary office experience.
One year of recent medical records or health information management experience.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, databases, and systems.

Nice To Haves

Additional education in medical records.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Knowledge of ICD-10-CM coding.
Experience with Electronic Medical Records systems.

Responsibilities

Process, organize, and transmit patient medical records.
Ensure Release of Information activities comply with agency policies and state and federal guidelines and are completed in a timely manner.
Prepare, scan, retrieve, and route paper and/or electronic documents.
Fulfill the support staff function and perform related clerical duties.